Deep, mature cocoa flavor delivered in the best way possible-- through a thin and endlessly creamy non-homogenized base that engages your tastebuds early and often throughout the 5-second joyride that is each sip. Uniquely delicious, and even uniquely striking in appearance-- the bright brown (almost reddish) coloration accurately foreshadows a powerfully novel cocoa experience, and the creamline signature dusty bubbles languishing on the surface uphold their promise to extend the flavor into the aftertaste and beyond. And by 'beyond'-- I'm still thinking about this stuff and it's been over a month since I've had it.

Thick and sweet with a prominent, medium cocoa flavor that arrives early and stays late-- with the oft-used 'melted chocolate ice cream' metaphor an appropriate one here. It's got a lot of what your typical chocolate milk fan seeks-- strong sweetness, cocoa prominence, and some textural heft-- its popularity in this area is no surprise.

Thick and sweet with a prominent, medium cocoa flavor that arrives early and stays late-- with the oft-used 'melted chocolate ice cream' metaphor an appropriate one here. It's got a lot of what your typical chocolate milk fan seeks-- strong sweetness, cocoa prominence, and some textural heft-- its popularity in this area is no surprise.

Wow- boldly malty, with a flavor that almost makes your mouth water upon initial contact. It's intentionally undersweet (33% less sugar) and much better for it! The sweet/salty balance is decidedly in favor of the latter, and I must say, each sip gets more interesting and enjoyable (and I liked the first one). Texture-wise, it's plenty beefy, carrying a bit of tactile grit likely from the cocoa, and the cream flavor is helped along by the salty snap. Uniqueness is fun-- this stuff is fun to drink, even for someone who has had over 1,800 chocolate milks to this point.

Powerfully sweet upfront, and it's a sweetness that lasts through to the end. It carries along a bright, medium cocoa flavor that is well balanced and strong enough to stand out from the sugary base. The sweetness feels heavy-handed, and I suspect that it's more of a 'feautre' than a 'bug' for most people-- but for me it's a tad distracting, as its other features are worthy of more of the limelight. Still, an objectively delicious treat will tickle your sweet tooth to a crying laughter.

Luxurious combination of thin viscosity and high creaminess-- a ratio I often pine for and rarely receive. The cocoa flavor is toward the malty end which pairs nicely with the buttery grassiness of the cream flavor-- for me the star of the show. It's also not overly sweet, affording the cream (1) and cocoa (2) more of the limelight in a gesture that feels deft, graceful, and quite possibly altruistic. I've drank 2 cups of this before the first words hit the page-- it drinks quickly but leaves a lasting impression.

Lots of flavor in a small sip-- it's uniquely salty for the chocolate-mint genre, and it works for the most part though it may distract some out there with less of a personal affect for salt in chocolate milk. The mint presence is cooling and appropriately balanced with the chocolate, though I've had more authentic mint flavors in other milks. There's a slight medicinal quality to the mint-- it's more "Ben-Gay" than "Pepto-Bismol". Aftertaste-wise, your left with a slight cooling/mint essence and a pinch of salt on the tongue-- not off-putting, but noticeable and something that takes a few sips to get used to. Ultimately, comes off as a bit exaggerated in all respects, and would benefit from mild dilution.

Delicious and true-to-form cookies & cream flavor with a twinge of earthiness on the back end. I appreciate that it's opted for realism as opposed to a cartoonish representation of the C&C profile-- it's not heavy-handed on the sweetness and it's a slower burn of an experience rather than an upfront assault like so many have been.

Bright cocoa flavor with nice malty sharpness that peaks in the latter half of each sip. The medium viscosity feels solid and fully-burdened with flavor, and the salty-sweet balance leans slightly (and nicely) toward the former. Well above average in all respects, this won't disappoint from first eye contact to lasting afterglow.